Scientists watch brain activity during Decision-Making in real time
NCT ID NCT07606469
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how the brain works when people make decisions. Researchers will work with 30 adult epilepsy patients who already have electrodes in their brains for medical reasons. While patients play a simple decision-making game, the team will track their brain activity, eye movements, and choices to better understand the thinking process.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could improve our understanding of how the brain makes decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with no treatment being tested. Results may not apply to the general population.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Epilepsy patients with intractable seizures who are undergoing clinical continuous intracranial recordings of the brain's electrical activity to assess the seizure focus location.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Epilepsy patients undergoing intracranial electrode monitoring for uncontrolled seizures. * no lesions identified in the participants' brains * capable of giving consent Exclusion Criteria: * seizure activity during task recording * electrodes in regions of interest are identified to be the seizure focus * task performance outside of the normal range as determined from online studies with healthy participants
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Colorado Anschutz
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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